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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and |
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generosity of June Hodges of Omaha, Texas, who passed away on |
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October 2, 2010, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 8, 1929, in Oklahoma, the former Lahoma |
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June Freeman was the youngest of the eight children of Ira and |
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Zollie Freeman; she grew up in Oklahoma City and Paris, Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, She married the love of her life, Frank Hodges, on |
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April 17, 1949, and the couple became the proud parents of five |
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children, Vicki, Yvonne, Ramona, Connie, and Damon; as their family |
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grew, Mrs. Hodges further delighted in her role as "Granny" to 18 |
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grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Omaha since 1969, Mrs. Hodges taught |
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Bible classes at the Naples Church of Christ, where she was a valued |
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congregant for more than 40 years; she earned acclaim for her |
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talents as a seamstress and cook, and she was known throughout the |
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community for the many good deeds she performed without fanfare; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in the friendship |
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and love of June Hodges will always remember her with great |
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tenderness and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lahoma June Hodges |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband of 61 years, Frank Hodges; to her children, Yvonne Erwin and |
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her husband, Artie, Ramona Hodges, Connie Green and her husband, |
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Darrell, and Damon Hughes and his wife, Donna; to her son-in-law, |
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Larry Johnson; to her brother, James Freeman; to her sister, Ira Lee |
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Foster; to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and to her |
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other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of June |
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Hodges. |
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Lavender |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1604 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 12, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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